一、单项选择
() 1. —My car can only hold four persons , so I'm afraid you have to take a taxi.
—Never mind.

A.from time to time
B.on time
C.by the time
D.at a time

() 2. She was to receive others' help because she wanted to finish the task herself.

A.ready
B.unwilling
C.tired
D.naughty

() 3. —Among all the coats here, I like the blue jacket best.
—I like it too, the shining buttons.

A.actually
B.nearly
C.especially
D.finally

() 4. He managed to repair the broken bicycle he didn't know how to do it at first.

A.though
B.except
C.because
D.so

() 5. You can't imagine what difficulty I have this book.

A.published
B.publish
C.to publish
D.publishing

() 6. —Our English teacher asked us to talk about our favourite city in class tomorrow.
—Maybe you can first its famous places, like the attractions.

A.protect
B.describe
C.forget
D.receive

() 7. —Tom, this Maths problem is really hard. Can you tell me how to solve it?
—, could you say that again? I was listening to music just now.

A.Never mind
B.Excuse me
C.Of course
D.That's all right

二、词汇运用
Tom bought a new book written by his favourite author last week. However, he soon found that the book used many technical terms (专业术语). He had great difficulty 1 (understand) the story. Tom's mother thought he wasn't the only 2 (read) who felt this way. She suggested that Tom could write an e-mail to the publisher. At first, Tom was 3 (willing) to do so because he thought no one would care about it. But his mother insisted. So Tom wrote the e-mail. To his surprise, an editor replied! She said she 4 (讨论) the suggestion with her colleagues and thought Tom was right. They also reached an 5 (agree) with the author and decided to add a glossary (词汇表). Tom was so glad that he not only helped make the book better, but also expressed his 6 (看法) bravely!
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6.